Prisoners: Compensation
(asked on 14th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money was paid in compensation to prisoners in December 2017.
This question was answered on 22nd March 2018
The total compensation paid out to prisoners in the month of December 2017 was £249,629. The figure has been extracted from our compensation return forms and may be subject to adjustments when the 2017-18 final accounts are audited after the end of the financial year.
We robustly defend all claims and are successful in two thirds of cases brought against us by prisoners. We are determined to do all we can to bring down the cost of compensation to the taxpayer, and are working to reduce costs.